Heidi Health, founded by Dr. Tom Kelly, has raised $65 million to develop its AI assistant, which has already saved doctors over 18 million hours of routine work.
Heidi Health: How AI is Helping Doctors Give Back Time to Patients
Traumatologist Tom Kelly saw the same thing every day — doctors drowning in paperwork instead of treating. Tired of bureaucracy, he decided to create a technological assistant that would relieve this burden.
“We wanted to create an AI partner that would stand next to the doctor, take over the administrative part and allow them to focus on the patient,” says Kelly.
How Heidi Health came about
In 2021, Kelly teamed up with Walid Moussa, a colleague from a previous startup, and founded Heidi Health. The company went public in 2024, and in 18 months, its solutions have returned 18 million hours to doctors from over 70 million patient appointments in 116 countries.
How the “AI Medical Scrivener” Works
Heidi Health created its own artificial intelligence model and combined it with systems like Gemini. The product automatically transcribes conversations, forms notes, creates patient summaries, and even reminds them of tasks.
The company recently introduced another tool — an AI agent that calls patients instead of a doctor, for example, to clarify results or set reminders.
Investments and development
In early October, Heidi Health announced $65 million in a Series B round led by billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 fund. In total, the startup has already raised $96.6 million. Investors include Goodwater Capital, Headline, Blackbird VC, LG Technology Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
The team has been joined by former Microsoft chief medical officer Simon Kos and Plaid CEO Paul Williamson.
Mission: To give doctors more time for people
Kelly dreams of a world where a doctor, anywhere in the world—in a hospital, refugee camp, or conflict zone—has a digital assistant.
“Heidi can help them treat more patients and achieve better outcomes,” he explains.
Humanity comes first
The company already works with more than 2 million doctors each week. Its core product is free, but additional features are paid. But Kelly is convinced that AI will not replace humanity.
“The goal is to double the world’s medical capacity. That’s the real promise of artificial intelligence,” he says.
